Oak Burl Clock

[autobodyman]

My brother is coming home for Christmas. He bought 35 acres of land out here a few years ago. I found an oak burl on the side of a tree on his place last October and cut it off the tree:

It leaked black liquid all over the place:

I let the black quit leaking out of it for a few days then clearcoated the end. I don't think it helped much it seemed to have cracked pretty much by then. Sunday (14 months latter) I took my chainsaw to it and sliced it in a few directions. The wood was full of soft spots, like punky holes.

Note the piece on the left, the right one is the section I used for the clock insert (the back of it)

I put two coats of thin CA over the face, sanded, thick CA in the low spots 3 more times sanding after each. Clear coated front and back with 6 coats of rattle can Satin poly.



I don't like the white clock insert but it's all I had on hand. I ordered an Ivory and a gold faced insert, see which of those looks better in it.

I just thought while my brother is in Minneapolis (lives and works there now) it might be nice if he had a piece of his Wyoming land with him.

What do you think?

Thanks ~Mike

[lockman]

Very nice Mike. I think the gold face clock would look awesome. Show us when you put it in.
Also nice thought for your brother.

[Joe Lyddon]

Very good Mike...

Pretty!!

You could probably take the clock apart, take the White and rub it down with some shoe polish or Shellac to get a different color... then put it back together...

They come apart fairly easily...

Very COOL!

[sawduster]

Nice work, Mike.

[glenmore]

Like it a lot Mike nice work. I agree ivory would look a lot better taking the color of the wood.